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	Queen's Life Sciences and Biochemistry OUAC QL Remove	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years) OUAC CA Remove	Guelph Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (BAS) OUAC GAS Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	83–87%“Mid 80s”	75%	78–83%“78 to 83%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U MCV4U SBI4U SCH4U	ENG4U SBI4U SCH4U	ENG4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	two of SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U MCV4U SBI4U SCH4U 2 additional 4U/M course	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology ,* Childhood and Youth Studies, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies. You can also apply to the BA Undeclared for first year, or our new 15-credit online program in General Studies. +4 more on the program page	ENG4U MHF4U One 4U/M Arts or Social Sciences Two from SBI4U, SCH4U, SPH4U One additional 4U/M course +3 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Chemistry Human Biology Pharmacology, Toxicology & Pharmacy	Aboriginal Studies African Studies Anthropology Classical Studies	Animal Science Anthropology Biological Sciences Chemistry
What it is	You study the chemistry of living things — how molecules work in cells and bodies, and how drugs and toxins affect them. This program combines chemistry and biology more deeply than a general life sciences program, with added focus on how substances interact with organisms. It suits students curious about medicine, pharmacy, drug development, or toxicology who want a stronger chemical foundation than biology alone provides.	A three-year Bachelor of Arts lets you choose from humanities and social science subjects like history, English, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies. Unlike an honours degree, you complete fewer credits overall and have more flexibility to explore different fields or combine subjects without specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want a broad liberal arts education or who are still deciding what to focus on.	A Bachelor of Arts and Sciences lets you combine study in both humanities and natural sciences within one degree. Unlike most programs that require you to choose either arts or sciences, this one lets you take courses across both — for instance, pairing creative writing with chemistry, or anthropology with animal science. It suits people who are curious across multiple disciplines and want flexibility rather than specializing narrowly from the start.
The door tomajors you reach through it	biochemistry life sciences medical sciences microbiology neuroscience	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Queen's University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Guelph on OUInfo

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